Biographies

Mr. James W. Cabela serves as Chairman of the Board of Cabela's Inc., effective June 5, 2013. He is the co-founder and has served on Board since incorporation in 1965. Mr. Cabela has been Chairman since June 2013. Since our founding, Mr. Cabela has been employed by us in various capacities and was our President until July 2003. Mr. Cabela served as a Vice Chairman from 1996 to June 2013.

Mr. Scott K. Williams serves as President of Cabela's Incorporated. He served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer from August 2015 to February 2016. From October 2011 to August 2015, he was our Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and E-Commerce Officer. Mr. Williams joined us after serving as President of Fanatics, Inc., a vertically integrated online retailer of team and league licensed sports apparel and collectibles, from June 2010 to February 2011. Mr. Williams was a Corporate Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 2006 to May 2010, serving as General Manager of Samsclub.com. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Williams was an executive with OfficeMax Incorporated, where he held a series of key leadership positions, including Senior Vice President, OfficeMax Direct Business Segment, and Senior Vice President, Marketing. Mr. Williams also serves as a director of Mood Media Corporation.

Mr. Thomas L. Millner serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director of Cabela's Inc since April 2009. Mr. Millner served as our President from April 2009 until February 2016. Mr. Millner was the Chief Executive Officer of Remington Arms Company, Inc., a leading manufacturer of firearms and ammunition, from April 1999 until March 2009 and was a director of Remington from June 1994 until March 2009. From December 2008 until March 2009, Mr. Millner also served as Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Group, Inc., a holding company which directly or indirectly owns Remington and related companies. Mr. Millner served as President of Remington from May 1994 to May 2007. Mr. Millner also serves as a director of Best Buy Co., Inc. Mr. Millner served as a director of Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. from 1999 to March 2011 and Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc. from 2005 to June 2009.

Mr. Dennis Highby serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Cabela's Inc., effective from April 2009. He is a Director of the Company since July 2003. Mr. Highby served as a Vice Chairman from April 2009 to March 2014. From July 2003 to March 2009, Mr. Highby was our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Mr. Highby was employed by us from 1976 to March 2014 and held various management positions, including Merchandise Manager, Director of Merchandising, and Vice President. He held the position of Vice President from 1996 to July 2003.

Mr. Ralph W. Castner serves as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Cabela's Inc., since January 2010. From March 2006 to November 2010, Mr. Castner was Chairman of the Board of World’s Foremost Bank, our wholly-owned bank subsidiary. From July 2003 to January 2010, Mr. Castner was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2000 to July 2003, Mr. Castner was our Director of Accounting and Finance and Treasurer of World's Foremost Bank. Prior to joining us, he was employed by First Data Corporation from 1990 to 2000, most recently as a Vice President. Prior to joining First Data Corporation, Mr. Castner was a certified public accountant with the public accounting firm of Touche Ross and Company. On April 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed a settled administrative proceeding against the Company and Mr. Castner relating to the matters previously disclosed in our periodic reports.

Mr. Charles Baldwin serves as a Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Cabela's Inc., since January 2010. From October 2007 to January 2010, Mr. Baldwin was our Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Baldwin joined us after a 20 year career with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with more than 10 years of experience in the human resources division. Mr. Baldwin served as Wal-Mart’s Vice President of Global Talent Management from 2005 to October 2007 and Vice President of Corporate People Development from 2001 to 2005.

Mr. Douglas R. Means serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Technology, Supply Chain Officer of the Company, since October 2015. From April 2010 to October 2015, Mr. Means was our Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. Mr. Means joined us after an 18 year career with Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Mr. Means served as Jones Apparel’s Executive Vice President of Production for Better Sportswear from July 2007 to April 2010 and Executive Vice President of Supply Chain from October 2004 to July 2007. Prior to joining Jones Apparel, Mr. Means was a consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates.

Mr. Sean Baker serves as Executive Vice President of Cabela's Inc; and President and Chief Executive Officer of World’s Foremost Bank, a subsidiary of Cabela's Inc., since January 2013. Mr. Baker has served as President of World’s Foremost Bank since August 2012. From December 2011 to August 2012, Mr. Baker was Senior Vice President, Business Development of World’s Foremost Bank. From May 2011 to December 2011, Mr. Baker was our Senior Director of Finance. From 2007 to May 2011, he was our Director of Finance. From 2003 to 2007, he was our Director of Accounting and Finance/Controller. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Baker was a Financial Analyst. Mr. Baker began his career at Grant Thornton as a certified public accountant.

Mr. Michael R. McCarthy serves as Lead Independent Director of Cabela's Inc. effective 2007. Mr. McCarthy has served as a director and Chairman of McCarthy Group since 1986. McCarthy Group is a private equity firm. Mr. McCarthy also serves as a director of Union Pacific Corporation and Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc.

Mr. Theodore M. Armstrong serves as an Independent Director of Cabela's Inc., since December 2004. Mr. Armstrong served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Angelica Corporation from 1986 to his retirement in February 2004, and as a consultant to Angelica thereafter. Angelica Corporation is a leading provider of textile rental and linen management services to the U.S. healthcare market. Mr. Armstrong served as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of UMB Financial Corporation from 2005 to April 2011.

Mr. John H. Edmondson serves as an Independent Director of Cabela's Inc., since October 2007. Mr. Edmondson served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of West Marine, Inc., the country’s largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, from December 1998 until his retirement in January 2005. Prior to joining West Marine, he served as Chief Executive Officer of World Duty Free Americas, Inc., formerly known as Duty Free International. Mr. Edmondson also served as a director of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. from 2005 to June 2016.

Ms. Donna M. Milrod serves as an Independent Director of the Company effective February 2014. Ms. Milrod served as Managing Director and Head of DTCC Solutions at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”) from February 2015 to November 2016. In addition to her business role, Ms. Milrod also led DTCC’s Global Strategy and Business Development function. From October 2012 to February 2015, Ms. Milrod served as Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer of DTCC, with responsibilities for DTCC’s finance, operations, regulatory relations, business continuity, vendor management, and security functions. As the leading post-trade market infrastructure for the global capital markets, DTCC provides clearing, settlement, and information services for equities, corporate and municipal bonds, government and mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments, and over-the-counter derivatives for thousands of institutions worldwide. Prior to joining DTCC, Ms. Milrod served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank North America (“DBA”) from 2009 to October 2012. In addition, Ms. Milrod was head of Deutsche Bank’s Regional Oversight & Strategy Group where she established DBA’s Independent Control Office to enhance the company’s control and governance infrastructure and oversee the day-to-day relationships with its numerous regulators. Ms. Milrod joined Deutsche Bank in September 1999 following its merger with Bankers Trust Corporation and held a number of other senior positions at the company, including Assistant Treasurer of the Americas.

Ms. Beth M. Pritchard serves as an Independent Director of Cabela's Inc., since March 2011. Ms. Pritchard has served as a principal and strategic advisor for Sunrise Beauty Studio, LLC since 2009. Sunrise Beauty Studio develops and manufactures third party personal care and fragrance products for major retailers. From 2008 to 2013, Ms. Pritchard served as North American Advisor to M.H. Alshaya Co., a diverse franchisee group based in the Middle East. From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Pritchard was the President and Chief Executive Officer and subsequent Vice Chairman of Dean & DeLuca, Inc., a retailer of gourmet and specialty foods. Ms. Pritchard was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Organized Living, Inc., a retailer of home and office storage and organization products, from 2004 to 2005. From 1991 to 2003, Ms. Pritchard was an executive with Limited Brands, Inc. (which is now known as L Brands, Inc.), a specialty retailer, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bath & Body Works. Ms. Pritchard also serves as a director of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. and Loblaw Companies Limited. She served as a director of Borderfree, Inc. from October 2014 to June 2015, Zale Corporation from 2012 to May 2014, Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation from 2012 to March 2014, Ecolab Inc. from 2004 to 2010, Borders Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2007, and Albertson’s, Inc. from 2004 to 2006.

Mr. Peter S. Swinburn serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Swinburn served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Molson Coors Brewing Company, one of the world’s largest brewers, from July 2008 until his retirement in December 2014. He also served as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company and MillerCoors LLC from July 2008 until his retirement. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coors Brewing Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Molson Coors, from October 2007 to June 2008, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited (MCBC UK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Molson Coors, from 2005 to November 2007. Before that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Coors Brewing Worldwide and Chief Operating Officer of MCBC UK following Molson Coors' acquisition of MCBC UK in 2002, until 2003. Prior to Molson Coors acquiring MCBC UK, Mr. Swinburn was Sales Director for Bass Brewers from 1994 to 2002. Mr. Swinburn also serves as a director of Express, Inc.

Mr. James F. Wright serves as an Independent Director of the Company effective April 2015. Mr. Wright served as Executive Chairman of Tractor Supply Company, a farm and ranch supply retailer, from January 2013 through December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Wright served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tractor Supply Company from November 2007 to January 2013, and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to November 2007 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2004. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tire Kingdom, a tire and automotive services retailer, from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Wright also serves as a director of H&R Block, Inc. He served as a director of Spartan Stores, Inc. from 2002 through August 2011 and previously served on the board and as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association.

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